What started out as a trespassing call turned into a bizarre traffic stop that ended with the Kern County Bomb Squad responding to Inyokern Monday.

Jesse Young, 34, is under arrest after Kern County Sheriff Deputies found what they believed to be a police-grade smoke bomb in his vehicle following a traffic stop Monday.

Deputies were originally responding to a report of a trespassing and possible burglary on the 6500 block of Buckel Street, when a suspect fled the scene.

During their subsequent search for the suspect, deputies stopped Young, who was reportedly driving a truck towing a car on Brown Road, both of which deputies said had expired registration.

Deputies arrested Young at a residence in the 6900 block of Kimberly Street approximately four miles north of Inyokern.

KCSO Sgt. Paul Leonard said both vehicles had expired registrations. He said when deputies were preparing to have the car towed, the deputies found an law-enforcement-only smoke grenade modified with a fuse.

The KCSO Bomb Squad was called in to make the device safe.

Young is also charged with driving on a suspended license and possession of a hypodermic needle without a prescription.

He was booked into the Kern County Jail in Ridgecrest in lieu of $10,000 bail.

Deputies are investigating Young’s involvement with the original call, but as of press time, had not been charged with anything relating to the alleged trespassing or burglary.